Gaza Province · Mozambique
Xai-Xai travel guide
Xai-Xai is a city in Gaza Province, Mozambique, home to about 116,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- MPM145 km · Maputo Airport
- Currency
- MZNMozambican metical
- Time zone
- Africa/Maputo
- Language
- Portuguese
When to go
The best time to visit Xai-Xai
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Xai-Xai are May to September. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; February is the wettest, with about 150 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Xai-Xai: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Maputo Airport (MPM), about 145 km from the city centre in a straight line.
MPM · Maputo Airport
Questions
Xai-Xai: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Xai-Xai?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Xai-Xai are May to September. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; February is the wettest, with about 150 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Xai-Xai?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Maputo Airport (MPM), about 145 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Xai-Xai?
Mozambican metical (MZN).
Nearby
Destinations near Xai-Xai
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.